According to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) officers based at the airport, Ahmed is a Kenyan pilot with one of the local airlines.

"On the strength of a stop order issued by DCI Hqs Investigations Bureau, detectives based at JKIA have arrested Subow Mohamed Ahmed, a Kenyan Pilot working with a local Aviation company. Subow is wanted in connection with Investigations into the KSh 39 billion fake arms deal,"confirmed DCI.

All the four suspects in the arms deal were arraigned and denied all the charges. Photo: Citizen TV.Source: UGC

Ahmed is son of Kenya's ambassador to Iran, Rukia Ahmed Subow.

The suspect will be grilled and arraigned should the investigating agencies find enough evidence linking him to KSh 39.5 billion arms deal that also saw ex-Sports CS Rashid Echesa charged.

The pilot allegedly accompanied Echesa to Poland and were seen in viral photos sampling military surveillance equipment, his role was to operate the drone.

Kenya's ambassador to Iran, Rukia Subow. Her son has been arrested over fake military deal. Photo: Rukia Ahmed Subow.Source: UGC

Echesa, Daniel Otieno Omondi alias General Juma, Clifford Onyango and Kennedy Oyoo Mboya faced 12 counts among them conspiracy to commit a felony, making a document without authority, obtaining money by false pretences, as well as impersonating a public service officer.

The tender to supply surveillance equipment to Kenya Defense Forces was valued at KSh 39.5 billion with Echesa and accomplices allegedly having pocketed KSh 11.5 million bribe.

A further KSh 50 million was to be paid once the deal materialised and Echesa posed a top government official to ensnare the foreign investors.